Table 1 Characteristics of study participants with colorectal carcinomas and high- and low-risk adenomas and healthy controls, in total 1557 subjects.
Colorectal carcinomas | High-risk adenomas | Low-risk adenomas | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of subjects | 167 | 229 | 761 | 400 |
Gender | ||||
Male, No (%) | 91 (56) | 151 (66) | 455 (60) | 157 (39) |
Female, No (%) | 76 (44) | 78 (34) | 306 (40) | 243 (61) |
Age at inclusion, median | 69 (51–86) | 57 (53–63) | 57 (51–63) | 53 (50–63) |
BMI, median | 25 (19–31) | 26 (21–33) | 27 (21–32) | 26 (21–32) |
Red meat, g/day, median | 24 (5–76) | 27 (7–86) | 27 (5–90) | 25 (5–95) |
Smoking status | ||||
Never, No (%) | 39 (33) | 52 (27) | 206 (32) | 156 (47) |
Ever, No (%) | 80 (67) | 140 (73) | 448 (68) | 178 (53) |